Lesta Nediam LNC2017-10-29 0440 +nationalparksign

Lesta Nediam LNC2017-10-29 0440 +nationalparksign
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+nationalparksign __ That's certainly a plausible explanation that can be used to save the day because it may be true and it cannot be ruled out. Anyone who wants to reject the possibility for a "conspiracy" would latch onto that, stop thinking, and then move on.

It is quaint to think that "Scott Kelly", an intensely studied human guinea pig who had eyes on him the whole time and who had to sh!t into an awkward suction hose for a year along with his Russian comrades (something each "astronaut" talks about and seems proud to show off), would be embarrassed about having a reduced sense of smell and not want to talk about it.

You'd think Mr Kelly would proudly mention his loss of smell and with great relief refer to it a blessing!

If he had largely lost his sense of smell, then he wouldn't have needed to say that everyone stank just as bad as each other since that implies he did retain a sense of smell. At least enough to know if the Russians sought to mask it with cologne - if only just once.

Sure, perhaps he just didn't want to talk about it. But in such a situation I'd expect a true professional like Mr Kelly to have had a prepared answer about "odours". I'm disappointed that my favourite "ISS astronaut" didn't.

To me it was the nuance of the question that threw Mr Kelly off guard, and that caused him to hesitate and express doubt. *If we are willing to consider plausible explanations that excuse what happened, then for balance we ought to consider equally "plausible but unprovable explanations" that don't.*

For example: it's not impossible that "Stephen Colbert" (and/or his team) had already obtained an answer to this specific question from the Russians and wanted to verify that the truth had been obtained by confirming it with Mr Kelly. (Colbert and The Late Show team went to Russia several months ago.)

The question is one that Mr Kelly really should have known the answer: of all "astronauts", Mr Kelly has the experience to answer it. It shouldn't have been stressful for him to answer it, but that's how it seemed. Almost as though his answer risked divulging some kind of state secret or confidential information.

"Scott Kelly" wasn't able to categorically say "yes or no", and for whatever reason - perhaps embarrassment from a loss of smell and not wanting to talk about it - couldn't bring himself to respond:

_"Look Stephen, after multiple expeditions and a consecutive year in space where I lived and worked closely with the Russians, *I just don't know.* I just can't say whether the Russians wore cologne or not, but I am not embarrassed to say that we all stank. And we stank a lot, because we didn't shower and without gravity the odours would linger for much longer. But I can't recall if any of those lingering odours were of cologne worn by the Russians, despite being right next to them for many ISS interviews. But boy did they stink, just like the rest of us."_

It's the fact he couldn't bring himself to say, "I don't know" that struck me as bizarre as he searched instead for a diplomatic response that didn't give away any new information that could have contradicted past answers given by him/others on this topic.



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2017-10-29 1040

+Terran Downvale __ "Scott Kelly" seemed happy enough to tell us they stank, though. Then again, that's what all the astronauts say.

It was a strange question to ask unless Colbert had already asked a Russian "astronaut" and wanted to verify the answer he got with Scott Kelly. Suppose Mr Kelly had replied, "yes" - would Colbert have then asked: "what kind of cologne"? That would have made Colbert out to have an unnatural fixation.

Replying "possibly" and then following it with "I didn't check" seemed unlikely given Mr Kelly's inquisitive nature, proximity to the Russians in a confined space, and his vast "ISS" experience.

As a true professional, why not reply with: "I'd rather not answer that" while sporting a cheeky grin?


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